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MediaSonic RAID HFR7-SU3S2 Manual

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For 3.5'' SATA I / II / III HARD DRIVE
*SATA III at 3.0 Gbps STAT II speed
HFR7-SU3S2
CONTENTS
RAID mode setup / LED display status
REFERENCES
1
4
6
15 - 24
25 -28
04.28.15
Version:1.0

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    HFR7-SU3S2 CONTENTS OVERVIEW For 3.5’’ SATA I / II / III HARD DRIVE *SATA III at 3.0 Gbps STAT II speed LED indication SELF-ASSEMBLY Quick installation guide SETUP RAID mode setup / LED display status INITIALIZATION 15 - 24 Windows 7 / Windows 8.1 Mac OS X 10.5 or later REFERENCES 25 -28...

  • Page 2: Overview

    OVERVIEW DESCRIPTION DIAGRAM of HFR7-SU3S2 LED INDICATION FRONT PANEL 1. Fan button Controls auto & manual modes and fan speed from level 1 to level 3. 2. mode button on/off link 3. Power button 4. Power Sleep 5. USB link in use / access 6.

  • Page 3: Self-Assembly

    SELF-ASSEMBLY REAR DESCRIPTION Quick installation guide 1. Fan 2. RAID Mode Confirmation button A. Please use the provided handles to 3. eSATA port secure the 4 HDDs with screws. 4. USB 3.0 / USB 2.0 port B. Open the cover SIDE DESCRIPTION 1.

  • Page 4: Setup

    SETUP D. Take the transport paper RAID mode setup board out of the device. First install the HDD from up to down in the enclosure. Power on the device, press RAID button for 3 seconds until LED flashes. Press it again, select the RAID mode you want to use and press the Confirmation Button on the rear panel till the device shuts down.
  • Page 5 RAID 0 RAID 3 Spanning Striped set Spanning concatenates multiple hard drives as a single large volume; resulting in a seamless (BIG) JBOD with dedicated parity expansion of virtual volumes beyond the physical limitations of separately connected This mechanism provides an improved performance and fault tolerance similar to hard drives.
  • Page 6 LED Display Status LED Display Status MODE LED Display MODE LED Display RAID 0 When any of HDD1 ~ HDD4 is recognized by the PC, RAID 0 When any of HDD1 ~ HDD4 is recognized by the PC, HDD1 ~ HDD4 blue / active is on. HDD1 ~ HDD4 blue / active is on.
  • Page 7 LED Display Status LED Display Status MODE LED Display MODE LED Display RAID 1 RAID 3 When any of HDD1 ~ HDD4 is recognized by the PC, When any of HDD1 ~ HDD4 is recognized by the PC, HDD1 ~ HDD4 blue / active is on. HDD1 ~ HDD4 blue / active is on.
  • Page 8 LED Display Status LED Display Status MODE LED Display MODE LED Display RAID 5 RAID 10 When any of HDD1 ~ HDD4 is recognized by the PC, When any of HDD1 ~ HDD4 is recognized by the PC, HDD1 ~ HDD4 blue / active is on. HDD1 ~ HDD4 blue / active is on.
  • Page 9 Windows 7 If the HDD is uninitialized, you may have to initialize 2. Create new partition and format disk. it by doing steps as followed: At first click “Start”, “Execute” at your PC and key in “diskmgmt. msc”. After that please press “RETURN” key. 1.

  • Page 10: Initialization

    Start disk initialization. Windows 8.1 Note: Please enable GPT if the total capacity is more than 2TB and enable MBR if the total capacity is less than 2TB. Activate MBR if total volume is less than 2TB Move the cursor of your mouse to the bottom left corner and right click “Run”. Activate GPT if total volume is more than 2TB If the HDD is uninitialized, you may have to initialize it by doing steps as followed:...
  • Page 11 2. Create new partition and format disk. 1. Start disk initialization. 3.HDD format completed Note: Please enable GPT if the total capacity is more than 2TB and enable MBR if the total capacity is less than 2TB.
  • Page 12 Start disk initialization. Macintosh O.S.X 10.5 Note: Please enable GPT if the total capacity is more than 2TB and enable MBR if the 1. Click Disk Utility icon. total capacity is less than 2TB. Activate MBR if total volume is less than 2TB Activate GPT if total volume is more than 2TB 2.
  • Page 13 5. HDD format in process 3. Click Erase 6. Format completed 4. Click Erase...
  • Page 14 REFERENCES 14. To take the HDD out from the device, slightly press down the handle of the tray and pull it out. 15. Setting up motherboard's power management in S3 is recommended. 1. Changing the RAID mode will cause data lost. (For more details, please refer to the user guide of motherboard BIOS setting).

  • Page 15: Windows 7/ Windows 8.1

    26. The chart below tells you that the device still functions when one HDD has error. 20. If the fan stops working, do not dismantle it. Please send back to the retail store immediately. 21. Temperature 0 ~ 60 °C Humidity 90 ％...